Piedmont, Oklahoma is a small city located in Canadian County. It is largely residential and has a population of about 6,700 people. The city operates under a Mayor-Council form of government where the Mayor is elected by the citizens every four years and the City Council consists of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. The City Council appoints the City Manager who oversees the day-to-day operations of Piedmont. All local governmental decisions are made by this governing body including budgeting for services such as public works, fire protection and police safety. With four local schools managed by Piedmont Public Schools, education plays an important role in the local politics. The community also takes part in various environmental initiatives to maintain their land’s beauty. A variety of youth programs are also available in Piedmont for children to participate in during their holidays and after school hours. Through these activities, residents can come together for fun events while also contributing to the overall well-being of the community.
The political climate in Piedmont, OK is strongly conservative.
Canadian County, OK is very conservative. In Canadian County, OK 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Canadian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Canadian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Piedmont, OK is strongly conservative.
Canadian County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Oklahoma is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Piedmont, Oklahoma: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Piedmont, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,092 contributions totaling $46,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,188 contributions totaling $536,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)